Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: The economy added 3.2 million jobs, unemployment fell to the lowest level in 18 years, and the number of job openings grew larger than the number of job-seekers for the first time on record
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FactCheck.org→ Kavanaugh and the Preexisting Conditions Debate
An ad from a Democratic group warned that the president’s Supreme Court nominee could eliminate preexisting condition protections under the Affordable Care Act, a move that “would take us back to a time when insurance companies could deny y
Snopes→ Crew Member Says Johnny Depp Punched Him on LA Film Set
A film crew member is alleging in a lawsuit that Depp twice punched him on the Los Angeles set of a movie about the killing of the Notorious B.I.G.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Still Distorting NATO Spending
President Donald Trump continues to wrongly claim that the United States is paying as much as 90 percent of the cost of operating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In reality, the U.S. share of the commonly funded NATO budget is currently just ov
Climate Feedback→ Daily Mail correctly reports that climate change leads to more severe heatwaves, but explanation of recent weather is off the mark
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in the Daily Mail describes recent record warmth occurring in a number of different places. But while the article is correct to note that climate change results in more frequent and stronger heatwaves,
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong About Wisconsin Election Results
President Donald Trump got his election history wrong when he said that Ronald Reagan lost Wisconsin, and that before his 2016 win, no GOP presidential candidate had won the state since Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. Trump is forgetting that President Eise
FactCheck.org→ Trump Overstates West Virginia Gains
Speaking to a crowd in West Virginia, President Donald Trump oversold the economic progress in the Mountain State on two fronts: Trump said West Virginia “is second in the nation in the percentage increase of GDP.” That was true at one tim
Snopes→ More Than 200 People Fall Ill from Outbreak Linked to Del Monte Fresh Produce Vegetable Trays
An outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to pre-packaged Del Monte Fresh Produce vegetable trays has sickened 212 people in four states since May.
Snopes→ Thais Fight Water and Oxygen Levels in Cave as Diver Dies
The rescuers trying to help a youth soccer team stranded in a Thai cave suffered a disheartening loss Friday with the death of a former SEAL diving in the flooded passageways.
Internet Archive→ President Attends Salute to Service Dinner : CSPAN : July 3, 2018 6:41pm-7:12pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump attends the Salute to Service dinner in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Colu
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts Facts on Agricultural Trade
In a Fox Business interview, President Donald Trump singled out trade barriers as a reason for five “very bad years” for U.S. farmers. But agricultural economists blame low farm commodity prices — not trade barriers. In fact, U.S. agr
FactCheck.org→ Calls to Abolish ICE Not ‘Open Borders’
Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims, Democrats are not advocating open borders, not even the ones who are calling to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The small minority of Democrats in Congress calling for the end of ICE
PolitiFact→ Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick
As President Donald Trump moves closer to nominating a Supreme Court justice, Democrats are scrambling for a strategy to stop a nominee that would tilt the court in a more conservative direction and reverse liberal gains. The retiring Justice Anthony K
PolitiFact→ Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick
As President Donald Trump moves closer to nominating a Supreme Court justice, Democrats are scrambling for a strategy to stop a nominee that would tilt the court in a more conservative direction and reverse liberal gains. The retiring Justice Anthony K
Truth or Fiction?→ Sketchers Lightable Shoes Star Fire, Burn Toddler-Fiction!
Sketchers Lightable Shoes Start Fire, Burn Toddler-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Warnings about Sketchers lightable shoes causing fires when wet and giving a toddler second degree burns have spread on social media. The Truth: Reports that Sketchers light
Snopes→ LeBron James Agrees to 4-Year Contract with Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers have a new superstar — L.A.-Bron.
FactCheck.org→ Clare Bronfman, Part of NXIVM, Not a Clinton Aide
Q: Was Clare Bronfman an aide to Hillary Clinton — and was she indicted for child sex trafficking? A: No. A false story is based on speculation that Bronfman could be indicted in relation to an alleged sex cult. But she never worked for Clinton. F
FactCheck.org→ Fake Sandra Bullock Quote About Trump
Q: Did Sandra Bullock say, “Donald Trump is doing everything to improve our nation”? A: No. There is no record of the actress ever making that comment. FULL ANSWER The viral story that attributes that fake quote to Sandra Bullock surfaced
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’ Doesn’t Affect All Muslims
Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison tweeted that the Supreme Court “ratified Donald Trump’s ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entry into the United States.” That is a Trump quote from the presidential campaign. But his actual executive actio
Internet Archive→ President Campaigns in Fargo, ND : CSPAN3 : June 28, 2018 1:49am-3:11am EDT
President Trump traveled to Fargo, North Dakota to campaign for Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer, who is running for the U.S. Senate against Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN3.
FactCheck.org→ Is Illegal Immigration Linked to More or Less Crime?
President Donald Trump said it’s “not true” that immigrants in the U.S. illegally are “safer than the people that live in the country,” providing several crime statistics he claimed represented the “toll of illegal immigration.” Sen. Ber
FactCheck.org→ Rhode Island Tax Returns Bill Didn’t Pass
Q: Did Rhode Island pass a bill “to keep Trump off the 2020 ballot”? A: No. Only one chamber passed a bill to require presidential candidates to disclose their federal tax returns. FULL ANSWER A misleading headline posits that a certain
Internet Archive→ President Trump Addresses the Nevada Republican Party : CSPAN : June 23, 2018 3:34pm-4:17pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump addresses the 2018 Nevada Republican Party State Convention in Las Vegas. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia
Climate Feedback→ Financial Post commentary misleads about warming effect of greenhouse gas emissions by cherry-picking studies
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This opinion published by the Financial Post, written by economist Ross McKitrick, claims that Earth’s climate is much less sensitive to additions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide than climate scientists t
FactCheck.org→ Stormy Daniels Didn’t Announce 2020 Campaign
Q: Has Stormy Daniels announced she’s running for president? A: No. That false headline is based on a question she asked in jest. FULL ANSWER Adult film star Stormy Daniels continues to challenge President Donald Trump in public and in court o
FactCheck.org→ Conspiracy Theory Follows Call For ‘Space Force’
Q: Did President Donald Trump call for the creation of a “space force” to fight off an “alien attack”? A: No. The president did request exploration of a “space force,” but it is unrelated to extraterrestrial activi
Internet Archive→ President Holds Rally in Duluth, MN : CSPAN : June 20, 2018 7:46pm-8:50pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump holds a rally ahead of the mid-term elections in Duluth, Minnesota - the president's first visit to the state since taking office. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has fi
FactCheck.org→ Nielsen’s Rhetoric on Family Separations
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resorted to a rhetorical sleight of hand in recent days to defend the Trump administration’s policy of separating families that illegally cross the border. “We do not have a policy of separating
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Border Detention of Children
The controversy surrounding family separations at the U.S. Southern border has prompted outrage, opinions and finger-pointing. It has also raised a number of questions, including from our readers. “Are there really children being separated from t
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Fire Muslim Judge
Q: Did President Trump fire Judge Salam al Alsawatha Malallahafa? A: No. The claim originated on a satire website. FULL ANSWER A story published online claims that President Donald Trump fired Muslim Judge Salam al Alsawatha Malallahafa. He didn’
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Website Recycles Old Charges
Q: Has the “head” of the Democratic Party been “hauled out in handcuffs”? A: No. A partisan website has used decade-old charges against an Alabama Democrat as clickbait. FULL ANSWER Charges brought against an Alabama Democra
FactCheck.org→ Emily’s List/Women Vote!
Political leanings: Liberal Spending target: Undisclosed Emily’s List and Women Vote! are affiliated political action committees devoted to electing Democratic women candidates who support a legal right to abortion. Both operate from the same of
FactCheck.org→ Video: U.S.-Canada Trade
In this week’s video, CNN’s Jake Tapper reviews President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. trade deficit with Canada is “close to $100 billion a year.” There are several problems with the president’s statement. The presi
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Administration Holding Immigrant Children in Cages-Mostly Fiction!
Trump Administration Holding Immigrant Children in Cages-Mostly Truth! & Misleading! Summary of eRumor: As part of its “zero tolerance” policy on illegal immigration, the Trump administration holds immigrant children in cages after
Washington Post→ Andrew Cuomo overstates his record on same-sex marriage
“When I passed marriage equality, I went down in the polls. … When we started with marriage equality, the majority of the people in this state were against it. It wasn’t even close. I’ll bet you it was 70 percent opposition,
FactCheck.org→ Trump Garbles Canadian Trade Stats
The official U.S. statistics on trade with Canada show that the United States has a trade surplus with our neighbor to the north. The U.S. surplus was $2.8 billion in 2017, according to the Census Bureau. Yet, President Donald Trump has claimed that t
Truth or Fiction?→ House Democrats Draft Bill Making Eating at Chick-fil-A a Hate Crime-Fiction!
House Democrats Draft Bill Making Eating at Chick-fil-A a Hate Crime-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: House Democrats have introduce legislation to make eating at Chick-fil-A restaurants a hate crime. the Truth: A website that describes its content as ̶
Washington Post→ Fact-checking President Trump’s claims about the North Korea deal
Here’s a round-up of claims made by President Trump about his talks in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a news conference and in an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News. News conference “Chairman Kim and I just si
Truth or Fiction?→ Bushes Baked Beans Issues Recall-Outdated!
Bush’s Baked Beans Issues Recall-Outdated! Summary of eRumor: Bush’s Baked Beans has recalled three kinds of beans because of defective cans. The Truth: Bushes Baked Beans issued a product recall in July 2017, and it was re-reported as brea
PolitiFact→ From Pyongyang to Singapore, a quick history of Dennis Rodman and North Korea
While President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un prepared for a first-of-its-kind summit to discuss nuclear weapons, one man with connections to both leaders issued a tearful, televised plea for a positive outcome. Speaking live from Si